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Monday 16th December – Friday 20th December 2024 • Esmee Hicks, 21, of Wilton Road, Shanklin pleaded guilty to drug driving (cannabis). She was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £32...

Isle of Wight West MP Richard Quigley is continuing to toe the party line following his recent vote against a grooming gang inquiry. It was back in September that Quigley voted in favour of the Labour Party's plans to cut...

A former Isle of Wight chocolate shop building will once again be used for retail purposes following a council decision earlier this week (7th January). County Hall has given consent to Lesley Hall’s listed building consent and planning permission applications...

Sandown Town Council has been forced to close the accessible toilets at St John’s Toilets and Eastern Gardens following a series of arson attempts and criminal damage. The Town Council recently installed CCTV at both locations and has forwarded footage...

Island Roads' fleet of gritters will be out and about twice in the next 24 hours as temperatures continue to plummet. Gritters have already been out and about on Monday and Tuesday this week in what has been a bitterly...

Joe Robertson MP has called on Isle of Wight Council Leader Phil Jordan and his Cabinet to respect the decision of Full Council by rejecting the Labour Government’s fast-tracked proposal for a mainland-based Mayor with jurisdiction over the Island. Following...

Ryde & Sandown Beach Lifeguards have opened applications for the 2025 summer season.  Becoming a Lifeguard with RBLG puts you on the frontline of coastal safety services on the Isle of Wight. RBLG (Registered Charity 1174631) is looking for some...

Evia Aero, a pioneering German company dedicated to transforming European travel through sustainable and carbon-neutral aviation, has signed a letter of intent with Britten-Norman to purchase 15 new Islander aircraft. The 15 Islander aircraft acquired from Britten-Norman will commence delivery...

Image: Macaire Associates Architecture/IWC More than 6 years after being ravaged by fire, part of the former Tarvic2 hotel in Sandown could soon be demolished to make way for 10 new seaside apartments. Mr Farid Barsoum has submitted a planning...

There was a staggering increase in emergencies for the region’s air ambulance, as the specialist medics responded to 2,544 calls for help in 2024—the most in a calendar year for the lifesaving charity. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance...